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Moscow Conceptualism's Role in Contemporary Art History
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Peter Osborne's essay for Afterall Journal 42 examines the historiographical tensions within 'Moscow Conceptualism' as a category. He contrasts Margarita Tupitsyn's view that…
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Trinh T. Minh-ha's Essayistic Ethics Examined in Afterall
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Joshua Fausty's essay in Afterall Journal 48 (published July 1, 2019) analyzes Trinh T. Minh-ha's essayistic writing as an ethical practice. Trinh, born in 1952 in Vietnam and…
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How to Eat a Forest: Cartography, Land Grabs, and African Territoriality
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In an essay for Afterall Journal 43, Ntone Edjabe explores how cartography and land surveys have been weaponized in postcolonial Africa, focusing on the Mau Forest Complex in…
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Arahmaiani's Art Challenges Biopolitics and Feminist Canon
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Angela Dimitrakaki's essay in Afterall Journal 42 (published September 20, 2016) examines Indonesian artist Arahmaiani's work and life as a prefigured history of global…
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Carolina Caycedo’s ‘Serpent River Book’ Examines Dams and River Ecologies
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The essay by Lisa Blackmore in Afterall Journal 49 analyzes Carolina Caycedo's ongoing project 'Be Dammed,' which critiques megadam projects in Latin America. Blackmore connects…
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Mark Lewis on Residencies, Florida, and the Future in Afterall
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Mark Lewis's essay 'Afterword: Florida Arabesque' in Afterall Journal 48 reflects on artist residencies, modernity, and the future, prompted by two anniversaries: a text for a…
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The Occupied Forest: Colonial Violence and Indigenous Resistance in Film
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In Afterall Journal 49, Macarena Gómez-Barris analyzes the influence of colonial and capitalist dynamics on forests through the lens of two films. The first, Mencer: Ni Pewma…
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Chiang Mai Social Installation: Art History of Cooperative Suffering
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Simon Soon's essay in Afterall Journal 42 examines the Chiang Mai Social Installation (CMSI), a series of four art festivals in 1990s Chiang Mai, Thailand, that embedded…
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siren eun young jung's Yeoseong Gukgeuk Project Examined in Afterall Essay
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Ashley Chang's essay for Afterall Journal 49 explores siren eun young jung's ongoing Yeoseong Gukgeuk Project (2008–), which documents the nearly extinct Korean performance form…
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Artists Proposing Alternative Economies: From New Eelam to Company Drinks
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An essay by Danielle Child in Afterall Journal 49 examines how contemporary artists propose alternative economic models, focusing on two projects: Christopher Kulendran Thomas and…
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Darcy Lange's 'Māori Land Project' (1977–80) Examined in Afterall Essay
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An essay by Mercedes Vicente, published in Afterall Journal 49 on 8 April 2020, analyzes Darcy Lange's 'Māori Land Project' (1977–80). Lange, a videographer, sought to transcend…
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Ip Gim: Feminist Art and Activism in South Korea
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The essay 'Ip Gim: Feminist Art and Activism in South Korea' by Hyeonjoo Kim, translated by Jinjoo Kim, was published in Afterall Journal Issue 52 on March 17, 2022. It examines…
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The White Building: Community, Art, and Urban Transformation in Phnom Penh
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Vuth Lyno's essay, published in Afterall Journal 50 on November 11, 2020, traces the history of Phnom Penh's White Building, originally the Municipal Apartments designed by…
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Sin Wai Kin's Infinite Universe Explored in Afterall Essay
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Afterall issue 55/56 'Out of Place' features an essay by Stephanie Bailey titled 'It’s Always You: Sin Wai Kin’s Infinite Universe,' published on January 30, 2024. The full text…
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Ho Tzu Nyen's Supercut Videos Probe Irrecoverable History
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In an essay for Afterall Journal 51, Jaimie Baron analyzes Ho Tzu Nyen's 2015 video pair The Nameless and The Name through the lens of supercut logic. The supercut, a term coined…
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Searching for Iemanjá: Thomas Jean Lax on Brazil's Political Dynamics and Art
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From New York City, Thomas (T.) Jean Lax reflects on his six-week expedition through Brazil in early 2020, where he engaged with artists and cultural figures to explore the…
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Afterall Publishes Essay on Juan Downey's Yanomami Videotapes
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The latest issue of Afterall Journal, number 48, features an essay authored by Manuela Carneiro da Cunha and Helena Vilalta that delves into Juan Downey's videotapes created with…
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Global Conceptualism's Legacy: Rethinking Latin American Art History
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Miguel A. López's essay in Afterall Journal 48 (July 2019) examines how international exhibitions from 'Global Conceptualism' (1999) to 'The Age of Discrepancies' (2007) have…
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Race and Technology in Dineo Seshee Bopape's 'is i am sky'
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Portia Malatjie's essay in Afterall Journal 48 examines Dineo Seshee Bopape's video work 'is i am sky' (2013) as a meditation on land, memory, and black experience. Bopape's…
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Forensic Turn in Contemporary Art Examined in Afterall Essay
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Charles Stankievech's essay 'Exhibit A: Notes on a Forensic Turn in Contemporary Art' was published on February 27, 2017, as part of Afterall Journal Issue 47. The text explores…
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Sovereign Forest: Legal Definitions and Forest Dwellers' Rights in India
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This essay by Usha Ramanathan, published in Afterall Journal 49 (April 2020), examines the legal construction of forests in India, tracing the evolution from the Indian Forest Act…
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MoMA's Cold War Exhibitions in Southeast Asia: Local Appropriation and Agency
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In Afterall Journal 51, Kathleen Ditzig analyzes the ways in which Southeast Asian figures utilized MoMA's exhibitions to further local interests during the Cold War. In 1962,…
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Feminist Art Exhibitions in 2007: A Critical Moment
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Annie Fletcher's essay in Afterall Journal 17 examines the concentration of large-scale feminist art exhibitions in 2007, including 'Women's Work: Homage to Feminist Art' at Tabla…
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Kerry James Marshall's Afro-Modernism Examined in Afterall Essay
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In Afterall Journal 48, published on May 21, 2010, Kobena Mercer identifies Kerry James Marshall as the quintessential history painter of the post-Civil Rights era in the United…
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Disobedient Video: French Women's Collectives in the 1970s
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In Afterall Journal 48, published on 13 May 2011, Stéphanie Jeanjean analyzes the militant video production of French feminist collectives in the 1970s, emphasizing their…
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Afterall Launches New Writing Platform Featuring Southeast Asian Art Essays
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Afterall has introduced New Writing, an online platform derived from its workshop series, aimed at highlighting new voices in art writing. The platform includes essays focusing on…
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Afterall Journal 50 Explores Systemic Violence and Love for the World
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On December 9, 2020, Afterall Journal released its 50th edition featuring an essay by Ute Meta Bauer and Ana Salazar. This piece delves into themes of systemic violence and…
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Social Realism in the Philippines: The Turns of a Term
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In his essay featured in Afterall Journal 48 on July 1, 2019, Patrick D. Flores delves into the theme of 'social realism' within Philippine art, highlighting its foundations in…
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Afterall Issue 8: Pictorialism Essay Published in 2003
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An essay titled 'A Film, a Painting, a Photograph: Some Notes on Pictorialism' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 8 on June 1, 2003. The full text is accessible only to…
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Pascal Gielen on Vulnerability in the Digital Woke Age
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Pascal Gielen's essay 'The Power of Vulnerability: Art in the Digital Woke Age' was published in Afterall Journal issue 52 on November 11, 2021. The essay explores the role of…
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Decolonial AestheSis and Post-Soviet Art by Madina Tlostanova
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Madina Tlostanova's essay 'Decolonial AestheSis and the Post-Soviet Art' was published on July 1, 2009, as part of Afterall Journal Issue 48. The full text is accessible only to…
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The Administrative Sublime: Center for Land Use Interpretation in Afterall
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Michael Ned Holte's essay 'The Administrative Sublime, or The Center for Land Use Interpretation' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 13 on May 7, 2009. The text examines the…
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Mediterraneanism in the Event-Institution Explored in Afterall Essay
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Chiara Cartuccia's essay 'The Space of a Metaphor: On Mediterraneanism in the Event-Institution' was published on April 11, 2022, as part of Afterall Journal 53. The full text is…
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Flávio de Carvalho's 1930 Tropical Modernist Vision for a 'City of the Naked Man'
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In 1930, at the IV Pan-American Congress of Architecture held in Rio de Janeiro, architect Flávio de Carvalho unveiled 'A cidade do homem nu' ('The City of the Naked Man'). As a…
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Fixed Explosive: Catherine Sullivan’s Choreography of Stasis in Afterall Issue 26
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The 26th edition of Afterall Journal came out on February 4, 2005, featuring an essay called 'Fixed Explosive: Catherine Sullivan’s Choreography of Stasis,' co-authored by…
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Ducks, Gambling and Cultural Bankruptcy: The Bastardised Urban Landscape
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An essay by Marjetica Potrc and Sean Snyder, published in Afterall Journal Issue 6 on 28 April 2002, examines the phenomenon of 'bastardised urban landscapes' through the lens of…
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Afterall Journal Issue 1 Essay by Charles Esche
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Charles Esche's essay 'Afterword' was published on April 29, 2009, as part of Afterall Journal Issue 1. The full text is available only to subscribers, with individual articles…
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Afterall Journal Issue 54 'Voicings' Publishes Essay 'Politics Inc.' by Vladimir Safatle
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Vladimir Safatle's essay, 'Politics Inc.,' was published in the 54th issue of Afterall Journal on August 10, 2023, which focuses on the theme 'Voicings.' This issue delves into…
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Michael Rakowitz's Unrealized Drawings Examined in Afterall Essay
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Afterall Journal Issue 21, published September 17, 2009, includes an essay by Stephanie Smith titled 'A Visionary Dream, Unrealized': The Drawings of Michael Rakowitz. The text is…
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Desperate Dreams by Thomas Lawson in Afterall Issue 9
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Thomas Lawson's essay 'Desperate Dreams' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 9 on May 1, 2004. The full text is restricted to subscribers, with individual articles available…
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